clamassassin command not found

Introduction

When you run more command in linux terminal / console, you get the following error message

clamassassin: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: clamassassin: command not found

Solutions to clamassassin: command not found

How To Fix clamassassin: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu clamassassin is provided by clamassassin package.

clamassassin is:

clamassassin is a simple virus filter wrapper for ClamAV for use in procmail filters and similar applications. clamassassin’s interface is similar to that of spamassassin, making it easy to implement for those familiar with that tool. clamassassin is designed with an emphasis on security, robustness and simplicity.

To fix this problem, we can install more using the command below.

sudo apt-get -y install clamassassin

This command might take some time to finish depending on your machine internet connection.

You can also use apt command to install clamassassin.

sudo apt -y install clamassassin

Or if you have aptitude installed you can use the following command.

sudo aptitude install clamassassin

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to fix clamassassin command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.